| bellicose |
easily incited to quarrel or fight; belligerent. |
| concur |
to share the same opinion; agree. |
| epigraph |
a pertinent quotation or motto, especially found at the beginning of a literary work or of a chapter. |
| equipoise |
a state of balance or equal weight, importance, or the like; equilibrium. |
| ersatz |
serving as a substitute, especially when of inferior quality. |
| eruct |
to belch forth. |
| etiolate |
to weaken, especially through deprivation of normal development. |
| eulogy |
a spoken or written tribute, especially to honor a dead person; high praise; formal commendation. |
| humanism |
a doctrine or mode of thought that gives highest importance to human dignity, values, potentials, and achievements. |
| indomitable |
too strong to be subdued or discouraged; unconquerable. |
| indurate |
to make hard in texture; harden. |
| macrocosm |
a large unit or entity that represents on a large scale one of its smaller components. |
| perilous |
causing or involving great danger; risky; hazardous. |
| rodomontade |
puffed-up boasting or bravado. |
| somatic |
of or pertaining to the body itself; corporeal. |